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Sunday, July 11, 2010

Hidden Treasure!

We were at Long Lake this weekend, which is one of Alberta's Provincial Parks. We went for a nature walk and on our way back I ventured off the path and into the bush. (Which is apparently a no-no, so don't tell....) Suddenly Cassie looks down and sees:

To which we say, "WTF?".

Cassie and Leon start pulling this container out of its hidey hole and open it up. (Picture re-enacted by Liv, who was not with us initially.)

Inside this container was a notebook and pen so that you could write a little something and date it. It went back to early summer 2008 and was written on by many.

There were little items in there. On the instructions, which was an actual website idea, you were to look at it and enjoy the find. If you wanted to take something out you were welcome to, but you had to put something in in its place. You notice Liv holding a silly little ball thingy. That was her donation and she took out a Little Pet Shop toy. There was everything from camp straps to tape to ear plugs to toys. There was even a love note to a long lost love, vowing to find each other again. It was so sweet!

This was easily one of my top 5 Long Lake moments in all the years we've been going there.

I'll finish with a photo of the young lady who first found the "Happy Place" container, and the girls and Ringo with it. I plan to print the group shot and put it in a ziplock baggie and put into the container.

Next to this, of course, would be the fact that I have caught more fish than Leon. I will enjoy this for now, because naturally it is just beginner's luck.

So I always wondered why anybody would go geo-caching, but now I understand. Now that sounds like hi-tech treasure hunting. And how lucky that you chanced upon it. I love your idea of putting the photo back in there. Very very cool.

You know the best part about these pictures? That Asia is there with you. Does that mean you guys have "ironed" out your differences? I love the idea too, that you will put that picture in there. So exciting! :)

Come on! You know you want to!

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A little about me....

Okay, first off, I am married to Leon and have three "delightful" daughters and an English Mastiff named Ringo.

You will notice that I have put delightful in quotations. That is because I have a mood-swinging, my-friends-are-smarter-than-you 15 year old, a 12 year old tween, who is just beginning to do everything her older sister does that makes us want to jump off a bridge and put ourselves out of our misery, and a 5 year old who is learning from them both. Thankfully the 5 year old, while ornery, loud, spoiled and a thumb-sucker, still loves us and thinks that we are smarter and way cooler than everyone but the 15 year old.

I photograph weddings whenever I possibly can, work for a fabulous group of pharmacists in one of our local hospitals, for a regular, although not so great, paycheck.

I love to read, play Farkle on Facebook, and have developed a passion for soccer.

I totally suck.

But I love to play. It helps me to not gain weight quite as fast as if I weren't playing it at all.

My life, which route I take, and how fast I wake up in the morning all depends on how badly I want a slurpee and a chocolate bar. If I am registering at "Holy Mother of God! I NEED sugar!" on my gauge, then you would be wise to just get the heck out of my way. I've got places to go (the store), people to see (the local cashier specifically), and sugar to ingest ... PRONTO!